Janice Kapp Perry Collection
Janice Kapp Perry was born in Ogden, Utah, raised in Vale, Oregon, and currently lives in Provo, Utah. She and her husband Douglas have five children, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Through the years they have also welcomed many foster children into their home.
Janice received her musical training at Brigham Young University in Provo and has been writing and recording gospel music for over 40 years. Her hymn As Sisters in Zion is in the LDS hymnal and she has ten songs in the Children’s Songbook. She has produced 108 albums of recorded music (including some in Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin), two full-length musicals, and many sacred cantatas and musical firesides. During the last 20 years, she has dedicated herself to hymn writing with a variety of text writers and has written close to 400 hymns.
Janice served as Relief Society President in her Provo ward and retired from singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 1999. The Perrys served a full-time mission to Santiago Chile from 2002-03 and traveled the world giving musical firesides until Doug passed away in 2018. In 2008 BYU Broadcasting filmed a 60-minute documentary of her life entitled Janice Kapp Perry: A Life of Service and Song.
Janice has received the following awards:• 1994 - Exemplary Woman award - Ricks College1997 - BYU Alumni Distinguished • Service award2001 - Lifetime Achievement award - Faith Centered Music • Association2019 - Utah Honorary Mother of Achievement award - American • Mothers2019 - Lifetime Achievement award - LDS Film Festival2019 - Lifetime • Achievement award - LDS Publisher’s Media Association2020 - Conferred a Doctor of Christian Service in Music from Brigham Young UniversityIn 2019 Janice started the process of donating all her papers (journals, original manuscripts, etc.) to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at the BYU Harold B. Lee Library.
With All My Heart - Collection
10200This collection of favorite songs for Young Women is voiced for solo or 2-part harmony. For medium voice with medium difficulty and medium to mediu...
View full detailsWalk in the Light - collection
10050Vocal collection by Janice Kapp Perry for medium voice solos and duets. Songs in this volume:Walk in the LightLike JesusReturn With HonorHow Many T...
View full detailsThe Church of Jesus Christ - book/perry
10120A collection of 18 songs for children by Janice Kapp Perry. Titles included in this collection: The Church of Jesus Christ I Will Always Obey Anyon...
View full detailsSon of Mary, Son of God - SATB
01337From the sacred cantata "Christmas Light, Christmas Joy" for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano. Composer: Janice Kapp Perry Lyricist: Rodney Turner Di...
View full detailsMessage in Motion - songbook
20210Vocal song collection, including those for Christmas by Steven Kapp Perry for medium and low voices, arranged for solos or duets. Guitar chords are...
View full detailsHeal Our Land - Vocal Collection
40080Patriotic vocal songbook for medium voice, with words by Janice Kapp Perry and text by Senator Orrin Hatch, sung as a prayer for our country. "Heal...
View full detailsHappiness Comes in Colors - songbook
80110Vocal songbook for medium voice, with music by Janice Kapp Perry. Guitar chords are included. Songs in this collection:If Happiness Comes in ColorA...
View full detailsAs a Mother - SATTBB
00271A delightful piece for mixed chorus (SATTBB) written specifically for Mother's Day. Composer: Janice Kapp Perry Lyricist: Janice Kapp Perry Diffi...
View full detailsWhen Jesus Came to Bountiful - SATB
01857Tender arrangement for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, depicting scenes from the Savior's visit to Bountiful, and reflecting joy in thought of His ...
View full detailsWhen it's Love - script and music
70230This is a musical program to help youth prepare for temple marriage. The stories in the script are based on true experiences. The songs use a femal...
View full detailsWhen a Prophet Speaks - Music to Teach the Six B's
10160Fireside production prepared for the purpose of helping the youth of the church remember and internalize the Six B's as introduced by President Gor...
View full detailsSongs to Lean On - Collection
70220Songs for today's youth, arranged for solos, duets, 3 parts, and SSAB. Guitar chords are included. Songs in this collection:A Song to Lean OnRing, ...
View full detailsMe Encanta Ver el Templo - Songbook - I Love To See the Temple
11130Spanish version of the vocal songbook I Love to See the Temple by Janice Kapp Perry. Titles within this collection:Ensenad Al Nino/Me Encanta Ver E...
View full detailsLift Your Mind Higher - Book
30020Vocal collection for Young Women, from Doctrine & Covenants 121:45: "And let virtue garnish thy thoughts." Lynne's experience as a young women ...
View full detailsLet the Morning Come - Cantata
10220IOS "A musical celebration of Joseph Smith & the Restoration." Includes the following song titles:Overture/Light from HeavenWaiting for the Lig...
View full detailsKeeping Sheep - book/perry
30010Songbook vocal collection for medium voice, arranged as solos, duets, SSA and SATB by Lynne Perry Christofferson. Titles included in this collectio...
View full detailsHe Gives Me Strength - vocal collection
10060Vocal collection by Janice Kapp Perry and Steven Kapp Perry, ranging in difficulty from medium to medium-difficult for both voice and piano. Arrang...
View full detailsGod Prepared This Land of Promise - SATB
00607Arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano. Using a classical tune of Gustav Holst, this sacred hymn declares that this land of promise is for tho...
View full detailsFreedom's Light - Vocal Collection
40030Song collection of patriotic numbers ranging in all voices, including arrangements for solos, duets, SATB, and SSAATBB. Guitar chords are included....
View full detailsBorn of Water Born of Spirit - SATB
01175Appropriate for a baptismal service, as lyrics sing of baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost. Arranged for mixed chorus (SATB). Most of the piece i...
View full detailsTitle of Liberty - Cantata - SATB
00350Patriotic cantata for SATB voicing, narration, two male solos, based on scriptural text from Ether 2:10: "For behold, this is a land which is choic...
View full detailsThe King of Little Children - SATB
00368Original Christmas carol for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, illustrating the love the Lord has for His little ones, written in E flat major: "The ...
View full detailsThe Book of Mormon Has Come Forth - Cantata
10280A musical fireside presentation for choir, soloists and narrators. Includes the songs "The Book of Mormon Has Come Forth" (#1847), "By The Waters o...
View full detailsNew Light - Vocal Collection
20200Vocal song collection arranged for solos, SSA, SA and SSAB, ranging in difficulty from medium easy to medium difficult for both piano and voice. Rh...
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